M.C. Escher: A Graphic Visionary

Presentation & Discussion with Jeffrey Price, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey

The artwork of M.C. Escher occupies a singular place in the modern imagination. Through impossible architecture, infinite transformations, crystalline forms, and shifting perspectives, Escher revealed worlds that seem to exist beyond the boundaries of ordinary perception. His images challenge our assumptions about reality while inspiring wonder, curiosity, and contemplation of the infinite.

Though often associated with mathematics and visual paradox, Escher's work continues to resonate with artists, mystics, scientists, and seekers alike. His intricate explorations of order, chaos, symmetry, metamorphosis, and infinity invite us to consider hidden patterns underlying both nature and consciousness. Decades after their creation, his prints remain among the most recognizable and beloved works of the twentieth century.

As part of Entheon's current exhibition, Supernal Light, visitors have the rare opportunity to experience twelve original Escher limited-edition prints and a rare sculpture on loan from renowned Escher scholar and collector Jeffrey Price. These remarkable works offer an intimate encounter with the precision, imagination, and visionary power that define Escher's artistic legacy.

This Visionary Salon features a 35-minute presentation by Jeffrey Price, whose more than five decades of collecting, researching, and exhibiting Escher's artwork have established him as one of the foremost authorities on the artist. Following the presentation, Jeffrey will join Alex Grey and Allyson Grey for a panel discussion and audience Q&A exploring Escher's enduring influence on visionary art, perception, imagination, and contemporary culture.

Admission includes access to Entheon and the Supernal Light exhibition.

SCHEDULE:

All times are listed in Eastern Time.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

12:00 PM: Gates open for day visitors (Entheon, Grey House & Mushroom Cafe open)

2:00 PM: Presentation Begins

2:45 PM: Discussion & Q&A with Jeffrey Price, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey

4:00 PM: Event concludes (Entheon & CoSM remain open until 6 PM)

6:00 PM: CoSM Closed

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Spend an afternoon exploring the extraordinary life, work, and legacy of M.C. Escher through the eyes of one of the world's foremost Escher scholars and collectors. Drawing from more than fifty years of research, collecting, and exhibition experience, Jeffrey Price will illuminate the artistic vision, technical mastery, and enduring mysteries behind Escher's most iconic images.

Through a richly illustrated presentation, participants will gain a deeper understanding of Escher's fascination with perspective, infinity, symmetry, metamorphosis, and visual paradox. The salon will explore how his work continues to inspire artists, mathematicians, scientists, and seekers, while examining the ways his imagery intersects with themes of perception, consciousness, and the visionary imagination.

Following the presentation, Jeffrey Price will join Alex Grey and Allyson Grey for a panel discussion and audience Q&A, creating space for dialogue, inquiry, and deeper exploration of Escher's influence and relevance today.

Participants will:

• Experience a 35-minute presentation by renowned Escher scholar and collector Jeffrey Price

• Explore the stories, inspirations, and creative processes behind Escher's most celebrated works

• Discover how Escher's imagery bridges art, mathematics, perception, and imagination

• Participate in a live discussion with Jeffrey Price, Alex Grey, and Allyson Grey

• Engage in audience Q&A and conversation

• View original M.C. Escher works currently on display in Entheon's Supernal Light exhibition

• Enjoy admission to Entheon as part of the salon experience

Jeffery Price

Jeffrey Price is a leading authority on the life and work of M.C. Escher. For more than five decades, he has researched, collected, exhibited, and lectured on Escher's artwork, contributing to exhibitions and collections around the world.

As founder of Artists' Market in Connecticut, Price maintained one of the few permanent public exhibitions of original Escher works and helped assemble the founding Escher collection of the Herakleidon Museum in Athens, Greece. His expertise has been sought by museums, collectors, and institutions internationally, and he has lectured extensively on Escher's artistic legacy and cultural impact.

Price is the author of M.C. Escher: Amazing Images, a comprehensive volume published with the support of The Escher Enterprise. His ongoing research continues to illuminate the remarkable intersections of art, mathematics, perception, and imagination found throughout Escher's work.

Alex Grey & Allyson Grey 

Alex Grey, world-renowned artist, poet, and author, is best loved for his paintings which portray multiple dimensions of reality, interweaving biological anatomy with psychic and spiritual energies. His books, Sacred Mirrors, The Mission of Art, Transfigurations, and Art Psalms, trace the development of his work and mystical experiences that shaped his spiritual artistic life. Alex’s most recent monograph, Net of Being, addresses how his art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness. alexgrey.com 

Allyson Grey is an artist whose paintings have been exhibited and sold internationally. Co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Grey is a community leader with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tufts University. She has edited and co-authored over a dozen books and journals, lectured widely, and has been an educator and muse to artists for over 30 years. The symbol system in her paintings represent an essentialized world-view comprised of chaos, order and secret writing. Allyson is the wife and partner of internationally renowned artist, Alex Grey, and the mother of accomplished film actress, Zena Grey. allysongrey.com 

Together, the Grey’s co-founded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, a spiritual creative retreat center in the Hudson Valley of New York. On the forefront of a movement in which painters join musicians on stage, the Grey’s painted together live before tens of thousands of folks at New York Broadway theaters, at sold-out festivals and arenas in dozens of international cities across five continents. As long-time advocates of “cognitive liberty,” a growing international “sacramental culture” has embraced the Grey’s as important mapmakers and spokespersons for the visionary realm. The Grey’s, with a dedicated and evolving team, have co-created CoSM, an interspiritual Art Church, home of Entheon, a Visionary Art sanctuary. cosm.org

Accommodations:

Ten guest rooms are available in Grey House, CoSM’s fully renovated Visionary Victorian guest facility.

• Private rooms with private or shared bathrooms, Queen or King beds
  
• Shared dorm style rooms with single or queen beds 
  
• The guest house features works of art by the Grey's and accomplished Visionary artists.
  
• Also in Grey House is The Mushroom Cafe, CoSM Shop, the Library, the Dining Hall, the Gallery & the Parlor.
  

For further information about admission, accommodations, payment, travel, staying at CoSM, etc., Email [email protected].

Getting To CoSM:

CoSM is 65 miles north of New York City and accessible by Metro North Train leaving hourly from Grand Central Station.

Things to Note:

1. No pets of any kind are allowed on CoSM property.
   
2. No food or open liquids are allowed inside Entheon.
   

     3. Coat & bag closet available for ALL backpacks & large bags in Entheon.

Questions? Visit our FAQ Page or contact [email protected] | +1 (845) 297-2323 for more information.